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Why Every Skier Should Experience the Benefits of a 3-Pin Telemark Ski Setup

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The Essence of Telemark Skiing Telemark skiing, with its rich heritage and distinctive style, offers a unique approach to exploring the outdoors. Among the various setups for telemark skiing, the 3-pin binding system stands out for its simplicity, reliability, and direct connection to the ski. It may be old school, but it’s still around for a reason. Lately, we’ve been …

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Introducing seven new members to the V-Team

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Photo Courtesy of Iain Kuo. If you’ve been following along on social media you’d know that we’ve spent this fall searching for seven new members to join us as V-Team ambassadors for the 21/22 season. While the V-Team has always been open to people from all backgrounds, this year we made the conscious effort to invite underrepresented folx to apply …

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2021 BIPOC Backcountry Scholarship Recipients

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First off, we’d like to give a big virtual round of applause to all who offered their time and effort to share their stories through these essays. Your participation in this scholarship has given us an opportunity to help work towards equal representation within the backcountry community. We’d also like to thank the BIPOC volunteers that helped judge all of …

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New V-Team Captain invites underrepresented skiers and splitboarders to apply

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There are countless athlete and ambassador teams in the ski industry, but V-team is different in many ways. It could be argued that Voile’s motto says it all: “Simple. Solid. Backcountry.” Our singular focus is backcountry travel; V-team members are tourers at heart. Whether maintaining mental health, building fitness, ticking off objectives, or seeking the simple pleasure of meadow skipping, …

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The Voile Avalanche Shovel

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Voile has always been committed to building simple, solid, backcountry equipment. We have manufactured Voile Avalanche Shovels for over three decades. Our avalanche shovels have long been recognized as the industry standard among ski patrollers, mountain guides, avalanche forecasters, and even some military groups. Shovel History & Evolution Voile’s namesake and CEO, Wally Wariakois, put his technical know-how to work. …

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Inspired Summit Adventures: a local guiding success story

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We sat down (virtually) to catch up with our long-time Voile ambassadors, Shaun and Weston Deutschlander to talk about their relationship with Voile, as well as the history behind Inspired Summit Adventures- their Uinta+Wasatch guide operation founded by Shaun eight years ago.   Weston joined The V Team 6-7 years ago. Back then Shaun was skiing for Blizzard but she switched …

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Doing our part to end racial discrimination.

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In 1980, Voile was started with a mission to create tools that would take us further into the outdoors, and tools that would help to keep us safe until our journey had brought us home. We, alongside many others, have devoted ourselves to cultivating access, stewardship, and connection to nature because of the unique peace of mind and profound healing …

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Voile Women’s Backcountry Skis and Splitboards

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In an industry historically dominated by men, female skiers worldwide have been making strides to level the playfield. There have always been badass lady shredders, but their accomplishment sometimes drown in a sea of ski-bro testosterone. Not only are there some serious female rippers pioneering mountaineering ascents and big mountain lines, but the influence they bring to the industry is …